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Upcoming Ex-Dividend Date of 9/1/11 for Sara Lee Corp.

By Dividend Channel Staff, Tuesday, August 30, 10:19 AM ET
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On 9/1/11, Sara Lee Corp. (NYSE:SLE) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.115, payable on 10/7/11. As a percentage of SLE's recent stock price of $17.97, this dividend works out to approximately 0.64%.

Below is a dividend history chart for SLE, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.115 declared by Sara Lee Corp.:

SLE Dividend History
Date Div*
05/27/11 0.115
02/25/11 0.115
11/29/10 0.115
09/02/10 0.110
05/27/10 0.110
02/25/10 0.110
11/27/09 0.110
09/03/09 0.110
05/28/09 0.110
02/26/09 0.110
11/26/08 0.110
08/29/08 0.105
05/29/08 0.105
02/28/08 0.105
11/29/07 0.105
08/30/07 0.100
06/06/07 0.100
02/27/07 0.100
11/29/06 0.100
09/11/06 0.100
05/30/06 0.198
02/27/06 0.198
11/29/05 0.198
08/30/05 0.198
05/27/05 0.198
02/25/05 0.198
11/29/04 0.198
08/30/04 0.188
05/27/04 0.188
02/26/04 0.188
11/26/03 0.188
09/04/03 0.033
08/28/03 0.155
05/29/03 0.155
02/27/03 0.155
11/27/02 0.155
08/29/02 0.150
05/30/02 0.150
02/27/02 0.150
11/29/01 0.150
08/29/01 0.145
05/30/01 0.145
02/27/01 0.145
11/29/00 0.145
08/30/00 0.135
05/30/00 0.135
02/28/00 0.135
11/29/99 0.135
08/30/99 0.125
05/27/99 0.125
02/25/99 0.125
11/27/98 0.125
08/28/98 0.115
05/28/98 0.115
02/26/98 0.115
11/26/97 0.115
08/28/97 0.105
05/29/97 0.105
02/27/97 0.105
11/27/96 0.105
08/28/96 0.095
05/29/96 0.095
02/28/96 0.095
11/29/95 0.095
08/30/95 0.085
* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.

In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from SLE is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 2.56% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, SLE makes up 1.93% of the First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund ETF (AMEX:FXG) which is trading lower by about 0.3% on the day Tuesday.

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SLE operates in the Food & Beverage sector, among companies like Kraft Foods, Inc. (NYSE:KFT) which is down about 0.3% today, and Unilever Plc (NYSE:UL) trading lower by about 1.5%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of SLE, versus KFT and UL.

SLE,KFT,UL Relative Performance Chart

In Tuesday trading, Sara Lee Corp. shares are currently down about 1.2% on the day.


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